Residents in the Woodridge Forest area say the water discoloration has been a persistent problem and complaints filed appear to have fallen on deaf ears.

Effective immediately, Harris County has issued a precautionary boil water notice to its residents due to a water outage caused by a main line break.

Houston announced Wednesday that it is terminating its contract with the company Inframark amid a criminal investigation into operations at Kingwood Central Wastewater Treatment Facility.